Improvement in taps for oil-packages



A. WARTH.

TAP PoR OIL PACKAGES.

No. 110,611. Patented Dec. 27, 1870.

AMAN/m /@Ab y y, /4/2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBIN WARTE, or sfrAP-LEtroN, NEW` YORK,

IMPROVEMENT- IN ,TAPS FOR'OlLF-P'ACKAGES.

S'pecitieation forming part of Letters Patent No., 110,611, dated December'27, 1870.

To all whomvit 'may' concern.'

Beitknown that I, ALBIN VARTH, of Stapleton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented a new and useful-A Improvement in Taps for Liquid-Packages; and I do'hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable' those skilled inthe lart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying"drawing, forming part of this. -speci'cation, in which drawing- Figure 'l represents a longitudinal central section of this invention when the tap isclosed. Fig. 2 is a similar section of the same'. when the tap is open. Fig. 3 is a front view of a Inodilication thereof.- Fig. 4 is alongitudinal cent-ral section of this modification `when, the

valveA is open.

Similar letters indie` gtecorresponding parts.'l Thi sinvention consists in` a spring-valve for petroleum and otherpackages and vessels,

wherein a serewis combined with the spring in'sueh a manner thatl the valve can be elosed` by turning the screwdown-lnto the valve, and

when the screw isturned out the valve can vbe pushed open against the spring -by pressing against the headof the screw,A the extent of the opening of the valve heilig determined by the degree to which-the screw-.is turned out.

By this construction the screw, v when unscrewed more or less, serves as the medium for opening the valve -by a direct thrust against the force of thespring. The valve can also,

whenever the screw is loosened more or less, bc forced open by like direct pressure applied from without, through the openings in vthe disk, by means of a rod introduced against the valve, 'as shown in Fig. 4', where, instead oi' the thrust against. tlie'head of the screw,-a'hen t rod is introduced through the vent-hole in the.

cup-shaped disk, so that its end bears against the valve, and by pushing the` rod the springis forced back and the valve is opened tothe required' extent.

.-'lheletter'A` designate'saease or package,l in conneetion'with which my improved tap-isl herelshown The letter B designates the; tap, which hasv at the outer end acupfshapcd disk, .ih-whose flange or rim a' is soldered-,to the vedges of a' suitable opening made in the side of the package. vThe inner part of the disk is provided with a valve-seat, f, and from that part of the disk, 'or from the rim of the valve-seat, ,extend guides h, between which the valve has its movements. The outer ends of the guidesv h are unitedby a ring, 0,- who'se outer edge is provided with several hooks, j, to receive and eon'ne the outer end of the spring of the tap.

The lletter g designates the valve, and the same is provided with a socketk, on its face -side to receive the screw or implement by which the lvalve is forced back against-'the spring, the socket being 'tapped to allow` the screw 'to work into and out of the valve; 1 Behind the -valve g, 'andj connedwithin the guides and ring h O', is the spring l,'-whose -outer end is held by the hooks j, and whose inner end comes against the valve g, surround` ing its socket 7s, as is shown in the drawing.- ,The valve has a packing-ring, i, which canl be secured to the face of the valve, or to the" scat, as preferred.-

The screw b passes through the disk B, the.

shoulder on the under side of its head `coming down upon 'the disk when 4it is screwed iuor' eatchwithin the disk after-it' has beenintroff lduced far enough to open-'the.valve, and ther-ef by keep` the valve openas long as desired ithout requiring the `attendant-toicontinue Pushing it against-the valve.

Itwill be observed that when thescr'ew is -l partially' unscrewedv thevalvev eau be opened by pushing against the head of the screw, the distaneethe'screw is-turned out forming a limit -tothe opening 4of the valve, and when the screw-is turnedl up the valve is thereby locked, so that it cannot bepushed'opeii by meansA of the rod m lor ctherdevicgwhich can be introduced through the; openings vin ythe lby Letters Patent is-'- v A 1. The ring O, ormed with the guides h and hooks j, spring l., valve'g, valve-'seat f, and plate a, provided with the'vent @and spout d, the whole combined and operati'n together substmltialy as described.

` 2.."111 combination witlrthe elexilents of the ,prccedingiclaixm the hook m, substantiallyas described. Y

ALBIN WARTH.

Witnesses W. HAUFF, v

E. 111; KASTENHUBER, 

